About Jon
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.Purchase and Sale of Real PropertyThe purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issuesHotel and ResortThe purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.Commercial LeasingRepresents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.Purchase and Sale of BusinessesThe purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.Business Structuring and FormationAdvises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.Business OperationsHandles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.Banking and FinanceAssists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.AffiliationsHawaii State Bar AssociationJapan American Society of HawaiiAmerican Bar AssociationDistinctions?Best Lawyers in America 2018 - Banking and Finance Law
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.Purchase and Sale of Real PropertyThe purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issuesHotel and ResortThe purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.Commercial LeasingRepresents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.Purchase and Sale of BusinessesThe purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.Business Structuring and FormationAdvises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.Business OperationsHandles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.Banking and FinanceAssists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.AffiliationsHawaii State Bar AssociationJapan American Society of HawaiiAmerican Bar AssociationDistinctions?Best Lawyers in America 2018 - Banking and Finance Law
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.
Purchase and Sale of Real Property
The purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issues
Hotel and Resort
The purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.
Commercial Leasing
Represents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.
Purchase and Sale of Businesses
The purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.
Business Structuring and Formation
Advises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.
Business Operations
Handles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.
Banking and Finance
Assists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.
Affiliations
Distinctions
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.Purchase and Sale of Real PropertyThe purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issuesHotel and ResortThe purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.Commercial LeasingRepresents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.Purchase and Sale of BusinessesThe purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.Business Structuring and FormationAdvises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.Business OperationsHandles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.Banking and FinanceAssists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.AffiliationsHawaii State Bar AssociationJapan American Society of HawaiiAmerican Bar AssociationDistinctions?Best Lawyers in America 2018 - Banking and Finance Law
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.
Purchase and Sale of Real Property
The purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issues
Hotel and Resort
The purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.
Commercial Leasing
Represents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.
Purchase and Sale of Businesses
The purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.
Business Structuring and Formation
Advises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.
Business Operations
Handles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.
Banking and Finance
Assists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.
Affiliations
Distinctions
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Project Finance Law
- Recognized: Real Estate Law
- Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Practice Area: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Practice Area: Commercial Finance Law
